[Healeys] your trip to Conclave - Down 395?

Mon May 10 11:27:27 MDT 2021

Having driven up and down 395 maybe a hundred times between L.A. and Mammoth, I would simply caution everyone that there are very tightly patrolled speed traps in Independence, Lone Pine and Big Pine.  Even a few miles over the posted speed limit can get you a ticket.  And, slowing down needs to be complete by the time you pass that speed limit sign or you are risking a ticket.  My friends and I have been driving to Mammoth Mountain and other sites along the way since the late  1960’s and there are always Highway Patrol giving out tickets in these towns.  Yes, I have received my share.  
It is a beautiful ride, especially if there is still snow on the peaks but can be very hot in the Mohave desert on the southern end.   I will look forward to seeing some of you at Big Bear next week.  Have a safe drive.

Ron Fine

From: Michael Oritt 
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2021 4:25 AM
To: Bob Spidell 
Cc: Austin Healey 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] your trip to Conclave - Down 395?

Bob Spidell said:  we shouldn't forget what we did to loyal Americans who happened to look a little different and have some aggressive relatives--we're doing it again, it seems--and if you don't know the story of the 442nd Infantry Regiment you should acquaint yourself:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
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Here here!!!

Best--Michael Oritt

On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:36 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

  Why the hate for 395? Sure, some parts--mostly the southern end (avoid Kramer Junction if you can)--are hot and boring, but parts are some of my favorite pieces of road. You have Mono Lake--well, what's left of it--and you can stop and check out the tufas. There is a Chevron station at the corner of 120 (Yosemite) and 395 that has a deli with great chow (it used to have a trapeze, never figured that out). Just south you can take a break from the 4-lane and take the June Lake Loop for some cool air and scenery. The little towns along the way are getting touristy--I think Bishop has a new microbrewery--and Independence, Lone Pine and Big Pine are, well, 'quaint' ('Tremors' was filmed near Lone Pine). Mt. Whitney is the tallest in the contiguous US, and almost always has some snow, but I can never figure out which of the three large peaks is Whitney. It's always fascinating to me to drive along the base of a mountain range that rises almost straight up from the flat Owens Valley, less than a mile from the highway.

  Some of the E-W 'crossover' roads are great for Healeys; Hwy 155 from 99 to 395 into Wofford Heights/Lake Isabella--there's a microbrewery in Kernville--is a great Healey road, one of few that have caused me brake fade on the twisty downhill side (Delano is pretty rough, just keep moving ;). Hwy 58 out of Bakersfield (avoid) through Tehachapi has a great road over the mountains (I have some footage, but it's 128MB). East of Lake Isabella on Hwy 178 is Walker pass, a fun and scenic ride (then you hit the bad part of 395). I've passed the internment camp monument/museum a few times, but never stopped. I plan to someday; we shouldn't forget what we did to loyal Americans who happened to look a little different and have some aggressive relatives--we're doing it again, it seems--and if you don't know the story of the 442nd Infantry Regiment you should acquaint yourself:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)

  I could go on, but don't want to give away ALL my secret, favorite roads. Anybody gonna do the Angeles Crest?

  Bob

  On 5/7/2021 1:00 PM, ahbn6--- via Healeys wrote:

    Having lived in Nevada for several years, I have driven route 395 several times to the Bay Area in an air conditioned car and would recommend not driving that route unless you are in the same. It is the most boring, hot and desolate highway in the country. God forbid anyone has a breakdown. Doesn’t take long for bones to bleach before another car passes by. Just think of hours before you see one.

    John Sims

    www.healey6.com

    Matawan, NJ

    From: Healeys mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net On Behalf Of Gary Anderson
    Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 3:40 PM
    To: eyera3000 at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
    Subject: [Healeys] your trip to Conclave - Down 395?

    Ira, Based on the experience of a group of us who drove to the Ventura West Coast Meet in our Healeys many years ago, I would strongly suggest you rethink the idea of driving down 395. Yes, it's shorter in time, but it is absolutely the most desolate, boring and hot (let me emphasize that) HOT drive you can possible imagine. There's a reason that the U.S. government put the internment camps out in that area during World War II -- there's nothing within 100 miles of the camps. When we were driving, one of the drivers called out on his CB -- "Stop the next time you see any shade along the road" -- we drove for another hour before we saw a tree.

    Take a little more time and do the traditional route down Interstate 5, then cut over to 101 and follow that down to north of Los Angeles where you can cut over to BBL.

    Anyone else agree with me?

    Gary Anderson

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